[Imc-dc-editorial] feature: wb photos

[Chuck0]

Frankly, I hope that we don't cater to the small group of people who are 
overreacting to the photos posted in that thread. As I explained in my post 
to that thread, this is an example of *responsible* journalism that take into 
consideration security concerns. The person who posted the pictures was 
concerned enough about the legal ramifications of these photos (very small 
legal implications) that they asked Bork about this last night when she was 
leaving the courthouse.

If Indymedia DC ever decides to hide this thread and those pictures, we will 
be setting a terrible precedent that we will regret later.

I've been leaning more and more to the Indymedia side of these issues. I can 
understand the security reasons for not posting photos to the wire that show 
people doing illegal stuff. This instance doesn't qualify for extra caution 
because no faces are evident in these pictures, which simply depicted a mild 
for of disruption that would never merit serious charges. My thinking these 
days is that if you choose to participate in protests in an urban setting 
with lots of journalists around, either mask up to hide your identity or stay 
at home. If you are present in a public space, people have the right to take 
pictures of you.

Chuck0

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